Roman mosaic copy - Looped, open end hearts pattern

This decorative mosaic is a copy of a Roman geoemtric pattern. A detail taken from a a full floor this pattern can be seen as four heart shapes interwoven.

The tesserae (mosaic tiles) are all an unglazed ceramic tile measuring, roughly 5mm x 5mm along each edge. Each piece has been hand cut down from 10mm x 10mm tesserae and then individual pieces have been shaped as needed.